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What would cause high troponin levels?
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Damaged heart muscle: If heart muscle cells r damaged, troponin will leak into the blood + levels will rise. However, the muscle damage may be caused by several diseases, not the least of which is coronary artery disease (c article via link below 4 details) http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc1860726/ bottom line? Troponin levels r a sensitive + specific indicator of heart muscle damage from any cause. Dr mike.
Answered 4/17/2014
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